Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-10
NESI LIBERTY.
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! excellent mannyr aud received aS their re-
I ward numerous presents Di flowers and
/ books. The West Liberty Cornet Band
/ rendered a pleasant programme Of music
/ which was iUtcrsper~rt throughout the
/ exercises Tie marshIis were MISSES
| GaIlia Mitchell. Birdie savers, VERNE
I Big.ss ard MeSsrS. O. e. Bate. Iii. Me
| Kipley and George pogue. The exercises
/ we're opened by music, followed ~ PRAYER
/ by Rev. Loves.
| Miss Annie North was the salutatOrian
/ of the class and took for hey subject Out
/ of the Ruins" She said out OF our mis-
/ fortunes. our troubles and reYerSeS come
| our successes: out of the ruins of former
/ vegetation come the coal and vegetation of
/ to-day. out Of the ruins of former civillzl-
I ton comes the advanced civilization Of to-
/ day; out OF the ruins OF former govern
mCnts come the great governments of to-
/ day. She also showed how the literature
| and science of to-day came from the Sicri-
/ hces of former great men; that from the
/ work and har,ishlps OF martyrs comes the
religion of to-day. Miss North Was pref
/ tily attired and in the delivery Other adj
dress was sell-posseSSed, speaking clearly
| and distinctly.
"IndeUendrnrr Must Have Limits was
/ the topic taken by Mr.. A. 5. Bell, and
| from this text he delivered an eloquent,
| we'll cOnSdeScd Grafton, in which he spoke
/ entertainiDgiy Of moral, physical and gov
| crnmental laws. lie said that independence
| in many ways is oyerstepping itself, and
| he referred to the great and disastrous
| strikes which nave recently occurred, and
/ to the neutrality-suspicious. OF anarchy and
/ socialism. lie said that organization Is
/ GOOD thing. but it must have its limits TO
| prove benefit To the organizers.
Mr.. J. b, Shively took for his text The
/ Second Republic" and compared the
| nations Of antiquity to the American ma
| ton, showing where and how we, rs II
/ nation excel all Others in important par
| tlCuldrs
Mr.. Ii. W. Lindsay, Of Bethany, took
Strike the Knot, ~ for 4 topic, and he de,
| scrihed where and how great men had
struck the knot and severed It at the right
time: and said we must all learn 10 Ito the
same before we can succeed in lille
The Scholars Hope was the title OF
Mr.. J.. W. Noung's Grafton. He spoke OF
what the hopes Of the true scholar Should
De. and of the many men and women old
Liberty schuoi has sent out upon the
world TO battle in the many yocaticuS Of
lille. The scholars hope and position is
the greatest and graudest Of mankind
Mr.. William Coz 5 Grafton Was founded |
on ''Woodru NutmcgS" and ne spoke OF |
how this sham article had originated and |
been put upon the market, and how |
numerous ShamS at all kinds are placed IN |
the commercial world and in politics. |
lie referred to shams in school, >hImS IN |
society and ShamS in religion.
Hon. T. :. Morgan, State Superlntend- |
cut OF schools, then presented diplomas to |
the class after which he made quite an /
appropriate little speech 10 the class aud |
To the patrons of the school, IN which he
stated that or ofthe - OnO teachers in the
State |. loo l.ti received instruction in the
Normal schools OF the State, and that IN
these schools - pupils are now enrolled.
Mr. 4. \ Elgss. the yIlcdictnuian of
the ciaSS. spoke ut the signs OF the
Tines in former ages ami those OF the
present day The organization Of labor
all over the country is the sign that the
Intelligence q: the lIboriu~ classes Is in
rre.lsiug and they AT" organizing for mu-
tuul protection. lie said that the increase
in schools throughout TIA" country iudi-
Gates that the world Is moving on Ia !
higher degree Of Intelligence which will /
make il better and pUrer, He closed by |
bidding fond farewell t0 his classmates. |
Prot. Armstrong, the Principal, then |
conferred the degrees, beStOwIu" upon Mr.. !
Eggs III. first houors OF the Clp>~. He also .
congratulated the entire class upon the rN- |
relleucc OF thelf work and in quite an cN- |
tended speech gave them some g0od
advice.
Mr. \. +. Myers, ct West Liberty, and
Rev. \. K. Loves followed in hyict adj
dresses, in which they spoke Of the success
ct the school, and rompimentei Prot.
Armstrong. his assistants and the scholars
upon the good results attained Mr..
Myers then pronounced the hcnrdicuon,
the commencement EXERCISES were over.
and the audience slowly dispersed.
At 2.2D o'rIoc!, p. IN. the hail was IIl.u
filled with I'm attentive audience to listen
10 the exercises OF the Middle class, and all
were we'll entertained hy the excellence Of
the performances. The pro.Tgmmc toll
lows.
Music. Prayer Music
Essay Nothing iut Leave, .,....... Ella Finley
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